Comb



S. G TANKINS. COMB.

- APPucAnbN' FILED 020.12. 1919. v I 1,339,632. Patented May 11, 1920.

SAGRAMENTA Gi TANK-INS, 01F ATLANTIC CITY; NEWJERSEY.

COMEB.

Speoiflcationof Letters Patent- Patented May 11 19201 Application filed December 12, 1919. Serial No. 344,280;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SACRAMENTA G. TAN- KINS, a citizen'of the UnitedStates, residing at Atlantic City, in the county of Atlantic and State of New Jersey, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Combs, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to hair-dressing instruments and moreparticularlyto an improved comb for use in treating the hair to eliminate curls or kinks and render the same straight or slightly waved as may be desired. Briefly stated, the invention resides in a metallic comb which is to be heated to a predetermined desired degree of temperature and then drawn through the hair to effect the desired result. In order that, by the use of such an instrument, the best results may be obtained, it is essential that the same be heated to precisely the required degree of temperature as otherwise scorching of the hair might result or the hair might not be heated to such temperature as to permanently eliminate the curls. Therefore, one of the primary objects of the present invention is to provide in connection with the instrument a thermometer which is so arranged that it will accurately register the temperature of the effective portion of the instrument. In this manner the one using the instrument will be apprised of the temperature of the same and there can be no serious results such as might arise from the use of the instrument in a too highly heated condition.

A further object of the invention is to so mount the thermometer that the same may be readily removed and replaced whenever desired so as to permit of the substitution of a new thermometer if the originally provided one should. become broken. Incidentally the invention has as its object to so mount the thermometer that the same will be protected against breakage in the ordinary use of the instrument, and yet the thermometer is so positioned that its scale may be readily seen while the instrument is in use.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a v1ew partly in side elevation and partly in section illustrating the comb embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a view partly in top plan and partly in section;

the exposed surfaces of the QFig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional vlew on the line 8-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig; 4 is a similar view on the line 4-4 Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectionalview on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Generally speaking, the comb comprises ,a back 1, teeth 2, a shankB, and a handle 4.

The-back 1 of the comb is of any desired length and preferably relatively thick so that it, being made of metal such as iron, will retain heat for a considerably long period of time after it has been initially heated to the proper degree of temperature. All of back 1 are preferably rounded, the upper side of the said back in particular being so formed as indicated by the numeral 5. As a result, when the comb is drawn through the hair there will be no likelihood of the hair catching in the comb and the rounded surfaces will pass smoothly over the hair thus, so to speak, ironing the same. The teeth 2 of the comb are preferably of the cross sectional shape shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, being in fact substantially elliptical throughout their lengths and being as broad at their upper ends as the back of the comb, as clearly shown in Fig. 8. As the teeth are of this shape, they will present a large area and will be most effective in eliminating curls or kinks as the heated comb is drawn through the hair, and will perform this function without tearing or breaking the hair.

The thermometerheretofore referred to is indicated by the numeral 6 and is of the ordinary mercury type and includes the usual bulb 7. To receive this thermometer, the shank 3 of the comb is formed in one side with a longitudinally extending recess 8 into which the thermometer is snugly seated. with its scale bearing side presented at the open side of the recess. At one end, the recess terminates in a socket 9 which receives the bulb 7 of the thermometer so that the bulb is located relatively close to the back of the comb and thus receives the heat from the said back. Of course, the engagement of the bulb in the socket serves to retain this end of the thermometer in place in the recess. The other end of the thermometer is preferably retained by means of a ferrule which is carried at the forward end of the handle 4. This ferrule is indicated by the numeral 10 and, when the handle is in place,

extends around the rear portion of the shank 3 of the comb and across the rear end of the recess 8 as clearly shown in Fig. i of the drawings.

In assembling the handle with the shank of the comb, the rear end of the shank may be reduced and threaded as at 11 and the handle, which is of wood or some other nonconducting material, is formed with a threaded socket 12 to receive the said end of the shank.

What is claimed as new is:

1. A hair dressing comb adapted to be heated comprising a back, teeth, and a shank, and a thermometer carried by the shank and having its bulb end located adj acent the back and teeth.

2. A hair dressing comb adapted to be heated comprising a back, teeth, a shank, and a handle connected with the end of the said shank, the shank being formed with a recess extending longitudinally thereof, and a thermometer seated within the recess with its bulb end located adjacent the said back and teeth of the comb.

3. A hair dressing comb adapted to be heated comprising a back and a shank extending therefrom, the shank being formed with a longitudinally extending recess, a thermometer seated within the recess, the shank having a socket at one end of the recess receiving the bulb of the thermometer, a handle connected with the end of the shank, and a ferrule carried by the handle and extending over the end of the recess and the corresponding end of the thermometer.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

SACRAMENTA G. TANKINS. 

